Chairs Spotlight Series

In this month’s Chair’s Spotlight, we feature Deborah Blazey-Martin, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine and chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine, and vice chair for ambulatory affairs.

In this month’s Chair’s Spotlight, we feature Christine Bielick Kotkowski, MD, and Deepika Devuni, MD. In February, we spoke with Drs. Bielick Kotkowski and Devuni to discuss the establishment of the Gender Equity, Advancement, and Empowerment Committee (GEAEC), an initiative brought to fruition with ideas to enhance professional development, career advancement, and mentorship among women and gender diverse physicians.

In this month’s Chair’s Spotlight, we highlight Onica Washington-Moore, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Renal Medicine. In January, we spoke with Dr. Washington-Moore to discuss her biochemistry research background, what motivated her to pursue a career as a nephrologist, and her experience in medicine as a Black physician.

In this month’s Chair’s Spotlight, Dr. Cachia discusses the importance of clinical trials for primary brain tumors. 

In this month’s Chair’s Spotlight, Dr. Wu discusses his research in gastroenterology.

In this month’s Chair’s Spotlight, Dr. Hegde discusses her work as an advanced imaging cardiologist.

In this month’s Chair’s Spotlight, Dr. Bindal discusses her passion for bringing CAR T cell therapy to Central Massachusetts.

In this month’s Chair’s Spotlight, Dr. Nasser-Ghodsi discusses bringing a transplant protocol to UMMH this past year, and her research interests and goals for providing the best care to her patients.    

In this month’s Chair’s Spotlight, Dr. Mittal discusses her path to becoming an oncologist, what inspires her, and her enthusiasm for a new initiative for physician and patient advocacy in immune-related adverse events.  

In this month’s Chair’s Spotlight, we highlight Sarah Hyder, MD, MBA, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and director of endoscopy at UMass Memorial Medical Center. We recently sat down with Dr. Hyder to learn about her, her work, and how recent initiatives aim to address the backlog of patients waiting for an endoscopy at UMMH.